Comments on: Albany trying to exploit a six-year-old scandal http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/04/albany-trying-to-exploit-a-six-year-old-scandal/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:18:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MTA Mythbusting: back again « On Transport http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/04/albany-trying-to-exploit-a-six-year-old-scandal/#comment-68281 MTA Mythbusting: back again « On Transport Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:34:24 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2365#comment-68281 [...] “we must get away from this notion that the MTA keeps two sets of books.” Why? Because it’s just not true. It was an accusation made of the MTA by Alan Hevesi six years ago - a charge that was resolved [...] [...] “we must get away from this notion that the MTA keeps two sets of books.” Why? Because it’s just not true. It was an accusation made of the MTA by Alan Hevesi six years ago - a charge that was resolved [...]

]]> By: Mythbusting the MTA Fare Hike « O’Leary On Transport http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/04/albany-trying-to-exploit-a-six-year-old-scandal/#comment-60247 Mythbusting the MTA Fare Hike « O’Leary On Transport Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:26:25 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2365#comment-60247 [...] “we must get away from this notion that the MTA keeps two sets of books.” Why? Because it’s just not true. It was an accusation made of the MTA by Alan Hevesi six years ago - a charge that was resolved [...] [...] “we must get away from this notion that the MTA keeps two sets of books.” Why? Because it’s just not true. It was an accusation made of the MTA by Alan Hevesi six years ago - a charge that was resolved [...]

]]> By: Mythbusting the MTA fare hike :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/04/albany-trying-to-exploit-a-six-year-old-scandal/#comment-59586 Mythbusting the MTA fare hike :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:02:20 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2365#comment-59586 [...] “we must get away from this notion that the MTA keeps two sets of books.” Why? Because it’s just not true. It was an accusation made of the MTA by Alan Hevesi six years ago - a charge that was resolved in [...] [...] “we must get away from this notion that the MTA keeps two sets of books.” Why? Because it’s just not true. It was an accusation made of the MTA by Alan Hevesi six years ago – a charge that was resolved in [...]

]]> By: Damek. » Death To The MTA, Long Live The MTA http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/04/albany-trying-to-exploit-a-six-year-old-scandal/#comment-59132 Damek. » Death To The MTA, Long Live The MTA Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:28:41 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2365#comment-59132 [...] To The MTA, Long Live The MTA In 2003, the MTA was no better off in the eyes of the public than it is now. That year, the agency was accused of cooking up two sets of books in order to justify a fare hike. [...] [...] To The MTA, Long Live The MTA In 2003, the MTA was no better off in the eyes of the public than it is now. That year, the agency was accused of cooking up two sets of books in order to justify a fare hike. [...]

]]> By: Marc Shepherd http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/04/albany-trying-to-exploit-a-six-year-old-scandal/#comment-59109 Marc Shepherd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:31:34 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2365#comment-59109 Even if you think it is a rogue agency, it exists only because state law permits it to exist. If it is under the governor's control, that is only because the law gave the governor that power. If you are unhappy, the people you should be complaining about are <strong>your state legislators</strong>. It is they (or their predecessors) who created the MTA, and it is they who permit it to be run the way it is run. If they take no action, then they will continue to get the same results. Even if you think it is a rogue agency, it exists only because state law permits it to exist. If it is under the governor’s control, that is only because the law gave the governor that power. If you are unhappy, the people you should be complaining about are your state legislators. It is they (or their predecessors) who created the MTA, and it is they who permit it to be run the way it is run. If they take no action, then they will continue to get the same results.

]]> By: Mr. Eric http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/04/albany-trying-to-exploit-a-six-year-old-scandal/#comment-59108 Mr. Eric Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:54:42 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2365#comment-59108 For those of us that have intimate knowledge of the TA along with what is reported by the media KNOW that the MTA is a rogue agency. When they got caught with the 2 sets of books how many people went to jail for that FELONY offense? ZERO!!!! For those of us that have intimate knowledge of the TA along with what is reported by the media KNOW that the MTA is a rogue agency.

When they got caught with the 2 sets of books how many people went to jail for that FELONY offense? ZERO!!!!

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/04/albany-trying-to-exploit-a-six-year-old-scandal/#comment-59107 Benjamin Kabak Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:39:37 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2365#comment-59107 A "rogue agency"? Please. I think you're reading too many conspiracy theory tracts. There are many, many problems with the MTA, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it disappear in a few years. But it's not a rogue agency. A “rogue agency”? Please. I think you’re reading too many conspiracy theory tracts. There are many, many problems with the MTA, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it disappear in a few years. But it’s not a rogue agency.

]]> By: Mr. Eric http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/04/albany-trying-to-exploit-a-six-year-old-scandal/#comment-59106 Mr. Eric Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:38:21 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2365#comment-59106 The reason the MTA exsists is so that the polititians don't have to be held responsible at times like this. You say the subway is public property but it is NOT a city OR state agency running it. It is a gray area rogue agency that reports to only one person the governor and at the moment he is horribly illequiped to handle the job that he was forced into. The reason the MTA exsists is so that the polititians don’t have to be held responsible at times like this.

You say the subway is public property but it is NOT a city OR state agency running it. It is a gray area rogue agency that reports to only one person the governor and at the moment he is horribly illequiped to handle the job that he was forced into.

]]> By: Marc Shepherd http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/04/albany-trying-to-exploit-a-six-year-old-scandal/#comment-59104 Marc Shepherd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:20:12 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2365#comment-59104 Many of these posts ignore one crucial fact: the subway is public property, and the MTA is a creature of the state. Yelling at the MTA is like walking into your own home and saying, "Who made this mess?" It is your house, and whatever mess it's in is your own fault. The MTA, which the legislature created, is saying that it will need to raise fares and cut service in order to balance its budget—a requirement also created by the legislature. The legislature, if it wanted, could fire every last one of them and run the subway itself. It could make Shelly Silver an L Train motorman if it wanted. So all the levers necessary to fix the subway are entirely within the legislature's control. Right now, the guys they hired to run it are saying they are out of money. Complaining about the guys who ran it in the past, and are no longer there, is just stupidity. It's like saying your house is a mess because the housekeeper you had six years ago did a poor job. Many of these posts ignore one crucial fact: the subway is public property, and the MTA is a creature of the state. Yelling at the MTA is like walking into your own home and saying, “Who made this mess?” It is your house, and whatever mess it’s in is your own fault.

The MTA, which the legislature created, is saying that it will need to raise fares and cut service in order to balance its budget—a requirement also created by the legislature. The legislature, if it wanted, could fire every last one of them and run the subway itself. It could make Shelly Silver an L Train motorman if it wanted.

So all the levers necessary to fix the subway are entirely within the legislature’s control. Right now, the guys they hired to run it are saying they are out of money. Complaining about the guys who ran it in the past, and are no longer there, is just stupidity. It’s like saying your house is a mess because the housekeeper you had six years ago did a poor job.

]]> By: nathan_h http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/03/04/albany-trying-to-exploit-a-six-year-old-scandal/#comment-59103 nathan_h Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:53:36 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2365#comment-59103 Only THEN will decimated real estate transfer tax revenues not require service cuts, fare hikes, and/or more reliable sources of revenue! Only THEN will decimated real estate transfer tax revenues not require service cuts, fare hikes, and/or more reliable sources of revenue!

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